The New York Times hit Elon Musk in their election misinformation article on Thursday, alleging that the billionaire, who has been posting controversial views recently, is spreading disinformation through X.
It also highlighted views from advocacy groups and liberals who described Musk’s posts as “profoundly irresponsible.”
Writers for the NYT expressed immense worry as the CEO, who acquired Twitter in 2021 and rebranded it X, has been echoing “several of Mr. Trump’s claims about the American voting system.”
Biden’s campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez also criticized Musk and said, “It is profoundly irresponsible to spread false information and sow distrust about how our elections operate.”
She also sounded the alarm as she said [the comment] is “coming from the owner of a social media platform.”
The article further blasted how Musk’s posts supported “distorted and false notions” that American elections were “wide open for fraud” and “illegal voting by noncitizens.”
They further alleged that since Musk’s takeover, he “dismantled the platform’s system for flagging false election content,” referring to Musk’s decision to boot out the entire “Election Integrity Team” on X.
Musk earlier wrote on X, “Oh you mean the ‘Election Integrity’ Team that was undermining election integrity? Yeah, they’re gone.”
Linda Yaccarino, X’s new CEO, further clarified this move and cited Twitter’s policies: “You may not use X’s services for the purpose of manipulating or interfering in elections or other civic processes, such as posting or sharing content that may suppress participation, mislead people about when, where, or how to participate in a civic process or lead to offline violence during an election. Any attempt to undermine the integrity of civic participation undermines our core tenets of freedom of expression and as a result, we will apply labels to violative posts informing users that the content is misleading.”
She added, “Not all false or untrue information about politics or civic processes constitutes manipulation or interference. In the absence of other policy violations, the following are generally not in violation of this policy: inaccurate statements about an elected or appointed official, candidate, or political party; organic content that is polarizing, biased, hyperpartisan, or contains controversial viewpoints expressed about elections or politics; discussion of public polling information; voting and audience participation for competitions, game shows, or other entertainment purposes; using X pseudonymously or as a parody, commentary, or fan account to discuss elections or politics.”
The Tesla CEO also recently called for greater election security, as several reports reveal that many Americans voted without providing official identification.
He said, “In the USA, you don’t need [a] government-issued ID to vote and you can mail in your ballot.”
“This is insane.”
He added, “We should require government ID and in-person voting (unless valid medical/ military/etc excuse), like other countries do or like if you want to buy beer.”
Additionally, what the left-leaning news outlet failed to consider was the recent evidence that proved that there was indeed election rigging in U.S. elections, as it was in Georgia, where you only needed a Bic pen and fake SD card.
Moreover, a recent survey by Rasmussen Reports showed that more than 20 percent of their respondents admitted to participating in one form of election fraud.
Yet for NYT staffers, it is more convenient to question Musk’s judgment as an individual, and as X’s CEO.
No ID… no vote… should be in 50 states NoW